After entering the book, the cold prince begs for favor

Lu Jiangnian gave Yuan Wanru a look and said, "If you feel sleepy, take a rest."

He asked Madam Pang and others to guard Yuan Wanru, and then walked towards Chen Zhengxuan.

"I don't like tea. Do you have any wine?"

He was obviously a businessman with a lot of money, but he pretended to be a gentleman in front of him. In a dilapidated temple on a rainy day, he had to pretend to be burning incense and drinking tea. Lu Jiangnian would not tolerate him.

Chen Zhengxuan looked at him in astonishment. He could already tell that Master Lu was criticizing him.

Never mind. It's his own fault for wanting to do business with others. He never has a problem with money.

"Bring me the wine."

Lu Jiangnian added, "Put a few jars on it, and drink on a rainy day, that's what it's worth."

Chen Zhengxuan had no choice but to say, "Listen to Master Lu."

Yuan Wanru was sitting on the other side of the house. Seeing several large jars of wine placed in front of Lu Jiangnian and Chen Zhengxuan, she knew that he would not be able to finish the job in a short time.

"Never mind them, I'm going to sleep first."

After receiving the order, Nanny Pang spread the mattress and let Yuan Wanru lie in the corner. Then Liu Yan and Liu Zhi sat in front of her to block the view from outside.

Of course, no one dared to peek.

Lu Jiangnian saw all this from the corner of his eye and lowered his voice to say, "Boss Chen has invited me so kindly, so I shall certainly accompany you. Let's drink this first pot."

As he spoke, he opened the lid of a wine bottle, clinked it with the wine jar in front of Chen Zhengxuan, and drank from it.

It is bold and heroic, yet extremely elegant, without leaking a single drop of wine.

Soon, the entire jar of wine fell into Lu Jiangnian's stomach. He looked calm, turned the jar upside down, and said calmly, "Boss Chen, please."

Chen Zhengxuan: ...

Is this person really drinking alcohol?

Even if he wanted to drink water, he couldn't drink a whole jar at once.

Chen Zhengxuan swallowed nervously, "Master Lu, we don't have to be so serious. Let's just drink and chat casually."

Lu Jiangnian looked at him with a half-smile, his handsome features etched in his eyes. "Boss Chen has a point, but I've already drunk my first draught as a sign of respect. Boss Chen has to finish this jar, so we can enjoy the rest slowly."

Things had come to this point, and Chen Zhengxuan had no choice but to drink it.

He held the jar of wine, took a few big gulps, and then choked.

He also drinks wine.

But this is the first time I have drunk so rudely.

When he went out to do business, he never concealed his identity. Relying on his family background, no one dared not give him some face.

This was the first time he felt so miserable. After drinking half of the jar, Chen Zhengxuan felt like his stomach was about to burst. He wanted to say that he didn't want to drink the rest.

But he met Lu Jiangnian's deep eyes, the mockery in his eyes was not concealed at all.

"Can't even drink a whole jar of wine?"

Chen Zhengxuan is a man, so he naturally wants to save face. He laughed and said, "Although Chen's alcohol tolerance is not big, he can still drink a whole jar of wine."

Finally, after nearly vomiting, he finally finished the jar of wine.

Who would have thought that just as he put down the wine jar, Lu Jiangnian brought a large bowl and placed it in front of him: "Boss Chen specially invited you, I'm afraid it's not just to have a few words with Lu."

He came straight to the point and didn't want to beat around the bush with Chen Zhengxuan.

Chen Zhengxuan knew that Lu Jiangnian was not a person who could be easily fooled, so he confessed his thoughts.

"This winter will probably be very cold, just like the weather when you asked me to buy furs that year."

"Prince Lu has always been very caring towards his soldiers. Even though he's returned to the capital, I'm afraid he's still worried about his comrades at the border. I happen to have a batch of goods here. Prince Lu, why don't you please tell the generals in the northern border area so that the soldiers can spend the winter safely."

Lu Jiangnian was calm and composed, as if he didn't care about what he said.

"When in a position, one should do his job. Doesn't Boss Chen know this?"

"Now that my father and I have returned to the capital, I won't be going to the border for the time being. As for my father, who knows if the emperor will order him to be sent elsewhere?"

"Northern Xinjiang's affairs are handled by its own people. Boss Chen has found the wrong person."

Chen Zhengxuan didn't expect him to say that.

This shouldn't be the case. The Lu family father and son are well-known for their love for their subordinates. They just came back, and they don't care about the lives of those soldiers at the border?

Chen Zhengxuan was eager to make this deal.

In early spring last year, he received a large batch of goods, which he shipped all to the north. However, it turned out to be a warm winter, and most of the goods were left on hand.

The storage of these goods also costs a considerable amount of money.

As winter is approaching, he must sell his goods this year.

Otherwise, he would have to keep it next year and suffer a loss.

At this time, the circulation of goods was very slow, and the transportation cost of such a large batch of goods was expensive. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he did not want to spend any more money on shipping the goods to other places.

Last year, he had thought about selling the goods to the soldiers at the border.

However, firstly, the weather was not cold last year, and the winter clothes issued by the court could barely keep out the cold; secondly, not everyone could afford the money to buy these furs.

You know, what he has in his hand is worth fifty or sixty thousand taels.

With such a huge amount of money, if it weren't for a leader from a family like Lu Jiangnian, how could anyone else pay out of their own pocket to buy it for the soldiers?

"Prince Lu is not that kind of person."

Lu Jiangnian curled his lips: "Boss Chen, do you really think you know me well?"

Chen Zhengxuan laughed out loud: "You don't need to understand it very well, but I know that Master Lu is not the kind of person who can watch his soldiers suffer."

"One price, fifty thousand two hundred and thirty thousand sheepskins, top-quality goods for keeping warm."

"Prince Lu, if you miss this village, you won't be able to buy this store anymore. If you wait until winter comes, the price will be different."

Lu Jiangnian stared at him and suddenly sneered, "Would you do business at a loss?"

"I guess this must be from last year or the year before. I can't buy it anymore, right?"

"In that case, I'll give you 5,000 taels off. Deal."

Chen Zhengxuan didn't expect that this person was so shrewd. This price only made him earn three thousand taels, and he was unwilling to accept it.

"No, it's too low. I can't do business at a loss."

Lu Jiangnian confidently analyzed, "It's only September now. The coldest time in northern Xinjiang is November. I have plenty of time. I may not be unable to find suitable furs."

"But if you can't sell your goods, you will definitely lose money."

"Whether to sell it or not is up to you."

As he said this, he was about to stand up and leave. Chen Zhengxuan had no choice but to agree to his request.

If you make some profit, it is not considered a loss.

"Okay, that's 45,000 taels. Prince Lu, please write to the Northern Frontier quickly. I'll arrange for someone to deliver it."

It was really a burden to keep those things in the warehouse, and he was eager to sell them as soon as possible.

Lu Jiangnian sat down leisurely, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp: "So, it's a deal."

I received news from northern Xinjiang a while ago that the first snow of this winter came exceptionally early. Chen Zhengxuan was right, it will be another cold winter.

Originally, he had sent people to look for the source of goods, and his people also found out that Chen Zhengxuan had a batch of goods on hand.

What a coincidence.

The moment he saw Chen Zhengxuan, he had already decided to make a deal with him.

However, we still have to give a warning, otherwise, the shrewd Boss Chen will take the opportunity to raise the price.